I have a 1995 1/2 F250 Turbo Diesel 4x4. I was thinking about swaping my rear drums out for disc breaks. Are there and good conversion kits out there? I was also think about putting a one ton axle off of a newer F350 that already has disc breaks on it. With a minium modifications. Would a newer axle's ABS work with my older F250? Also would this axle swap be benifical or a waste of money and time?

Unless you want to add larger tires, etc, I'd stick with the axle you have, as it's installed, and it works.

Adding a larger heavier axle can also mean drive shaft modifications. There are rear disc conversion kits out there. You can find them at Jegs, SummitRacing to name two. However, a conversion kit can run upwards of $1500 with tax for GOOD parts. Cheap parts you can get one for around $1K.

You might think it's easier to swap the axle for a few hundred bucks. Keep in mind that the F250 axle is already more than capable, and it's already installed. If you want to save a couple hundred bucks and some of your own sweat then axle swap, but if I had to do it, I'd just order a conversion kit to keep everything simple.

ABS is ABS, as long as the connectors fit, it'll work fine. Again, it's one less worry if you keep the current axle.

i understand the don't fix what ain't broken, but i have a farly high mechanical ability and all the tools. If i found a newer axle that had disc breaks on it and was able to buy just the brackets and break parts could i swap them onto my current axle? I've done these types of swap on jeeps and such just not the F250.

Well if you think you'll feel OK doing the swap, by all means, go ahead. I still think a disc conversion would be the best bet. If you plan to tow down the road I wouldn't attempt to mess with installing a new axle, nor would I change not getting it properly aligned.

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